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Blood Gold: The UAE and the Transnational Networks Driving Sudan’s War Economy
Executive Summary The fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in late October 2025 marked yet another pivotal moment in Sudan’s war. The…
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The New Great Game: Crafting a Western Strategy for the Caucasus and Central Asia
Executive Summary The term “soft underbelly” has been used to describe the Soviet Union and, more recently, Russia’s potential weaknesses on its southern flank. This region…
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The Price of Isolation: Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal
Trump’s protectionist and isolationist agenda has spawned a global trade war, fractured long standing alliances, caused security unrest, and led to the U.S.’s reversal of its…